I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
In my time of dyin'
Want nobody to mourn
All I want for you to do is
Take my body home
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
Well meet me, Jesus meet me
Meet me in the air
If these wings should fail me
Meet me with another pair
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
Well, in my time of dyin'
Don't want nobody to cry
All I want for you to do
Is take me home when I die
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
Want nobody to mourn
All I want for you to do is
Take my body home
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
Well meet me, Jesus meet me
Meet me in the air
If these wings should fail me
Meet me with another pair
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
Well, in my time of dyin'
Don't want nobody to cry
All I want for you to do
Is take me home when I die
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well so I can die easy
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up
Jesus gon' make up my dyin' bed
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